Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Clin Imaging. 2024 Sep;113:110224. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2024.110224. Epub 2024 Jun 11.
To compare the demographic characteristics of active physicians, trainees, medical school clinical sciences faculty, and department chairs in radiology with those in other medical specialties.
An analysis was conducted using publicly available deidentified aggregate data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Our data collection included information from the 2022 AAMC Physician Specialty Data Report, the 2022 AAMC Report on Residents, and the 2022 AAMC Faculty Roster. We examined factors such as graduation country, gender, and self-identified race/ethnicity. MedCalc software was used for the analyses.
Compared to other specialties, active radiologists exhibited a significantly lower percentage of females, International Medical Graduates (IMGs), individuals of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) descent, Black/African-American individuals, and individuals of Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin. Conversely, the proportion of White active radiologists was higher. Among radiology trainees, there was a notably lower percentages of females, IMGs, individuals of Black/African-American descent, and individuals of Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin, while the percentage of Asians was significantly higher. Furthermore, medical school radiology faculty showed a significant lower proportion of females, Black/African-American individuals, Hispanic/Latino/Spanish individuals, and individuals categorized under the white race/ethnicity, with Asians having a higher representation. As radiology department chairs, Asians were noted at significantly lower percentages compared to their proportions among medical school radiology faculty, while Black/African-American individuals were observed at significantly higher percentages in the same comparison.
This study revealed a notable underrepresentation of females, individuals of Black/African-American descent, and those of Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin among active radiologists, radiology trainees, and medical school radiology faculty when compared to their counterparts in other medical specialties. Given these findings, further investigation into the underlying causes of these disparities is warranted.
比较放射科在职医师、住院医师、医学院临床科学教师和系主任的人口统计学特征与其他医学专业的特征。
利用美国医学协会（AAMC）公开的、去标识化的汇总数据进行分析。我们的数据收集包括 2022 年 AAMC 医师专业数据报告、2022 年 AAMC 住院医师报告和 2022 年 AAMC 教师名单中的信息。我们检查了毕业国家、性别和自我认定的种族/民族等因素。使用 MedCalc 软件进行分析。
与其他专业相比，在职放射科医师中女性、国际医学毕业生（IMG）、美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（AIAN）血统、黑人和非裔美国人以及西班牙裔/拉丁裔/西班牙语裔个体的比例明显较低。相反，白人在职放射科医师的比例较高。在放射科住院医师中，女性、IMG、黑人和非裔美国人血统以及西班牙裔/拉丁裔/西班牙语裔个体的比例明显较低，而亚洲人的比例明显较高。此外，医学院放射科教师中女性、黑人和非裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔/西班牙语裔个体以及白种人种族/民族的比例明显较低，而亚洲人的比例较高。作为放射科系主任，与医学院放射科教师中的比例相比，亚洲人明显较少，而黑人和非裔美国人则明显较多。
与其他医学专业相比，在职放射科医师、住院医师和医学院放射科教师中女性、黑人和非裔美国人以及西班牙裔/拉丁裔/西班牙语裔个体的比例明显较少。鉴于这些发现，有必要进一步调查这些差异的根本原因。
